Film-magazine for moving-picture machines.



y 1. L WELLS. -F|I.III MAGAZINE FOR MOVING PICTURE MACHINES.

APPLICATIONFILED-FEB. I2. 1915.

Patented Mar. 14,1916

AM W HHWIII {i ES PATEET Joanna-WELLS; or *nswgomr, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR To me enwarans MANUFAG- I 1 'runme comrampor cmcmns'n, 0310, A com'om'rzon or emo.

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citizenjhfithe,UniteciStates, and residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State 'ofyKeentuoky ha e invented a new and usefulInhiroiemealyjh Film-Ma azines for "j MoyingJhtareYMexihines, of which the fol lowingspecification is lil ftllllliSCiOSlllG.

Serial I fll ehhjet of the invention is to provide fillnhreelmechanism suitable to the re Sprint and projeet inm'in'g .nis n fur a OYiHg picture machine, of the ty amha-glosed 111 my a pending application My invention relates to a film reel mechm X6: 505,129, {filed Octob'er 191 4.

qairements of "a machine adaptect to take Pictures. a a a More; particularly, itis ,t Ieiobjgect to 111- ideiihnfreelsfor, "winding and nnwin ing the; iilnhkivhieh ean'easily and safely be hanithont danger oflspoiling the film by itaiexpo'suref a a The features of 1 the invention are more ffnIlysetKfQ -th the description of the ae-f eornpanymg drawings, form ng a part of l planflvie'w partlyin section of one end thereof showing the film i' iagazine, Fig; 3 is a arrtla l sale eleyatmn of the camera -hox show in; oneofthe magazine operatingjkeys.

The camera-liox consists of a base 1, and

aJ'hox-like; cover; 2 "Geared thereto by suita of said, liasearel a Hair ,oifhprights ahlelatches,one; of which is shown 'inFig.

we as snpports fin'uthe.reel magazines 4,

j brackets, of magazlnez-i {magazine 5,; as sh magazine {is} compose sections 8; 9," thefseet i rile lo which supports he film reel 11]. It

hose magazines ai' ploi ideci with pairs.

are ion zer than the forwaflilrbraekets, there-j tl iwai d the. forward medial portion of the cameraf Each-(fifth aims 8,-v-9 is apa hen; the inachifie h operation, se apertures regroyide; fihnTopeinings" 12. but when themagazniesfare to be removed from the sp Letters am- Patented Mar, 14, 1am :Aiaplicatiohfild Februar 12, 1915." Seriall'io. 7,342.

camera, these opelhin gs, must'he elosed by partially rotatingfi-the section 9,t0 destroy said registry of the'itpertures. This i as;

This key has a bi urcated inner end which by referring to Fig. 2,,that there is one o such keys for each magazine, and thatthe magazines are of the same construction, and therefore, interchangeable. "Q,

As shown, the magazine supply-reel and the magazine 5 the rewind reel, which is driven by a. belt 17, ieadin from a belt pulley 19 on the power" shat Ito the? vameraand throa "'h which said key passes.

; engages a bail 16,.secured to-the magazine 6% section 9. Of course, it will he'umiers teori I 4 contains the of themachineto a pulley 18 screw-thread-- ed on the end of the fiimreel spindle.

The complete series 10f operations am! functions of the devices and attachments hereinbefore described in detail will now. vho described with respect tdtheir sequential"; performance. One or "more camera reefs ofzsensitized film, the magazine see tion-9 being turned mclose the film opening film apert ure of the inner section 8, then sections and out the film aperture efthe girc l h'fere'ntially between the Walls ofboth w 'Fihn magazines containing an empty film i-eel-and' onepof the loaded magazines-are I-.,1nonntedon the uprights 3, as shnwnfin Fig. 1. with-the empty reelin driving connection ihi 'tdithfirewind reel after n'hivh the cover 2 is msitioned and latched on the base 1. The key ifimijacent the loaded reel magazine 4 ist lwn pushed inwardly to engage and turn the in ga iine sect-ion 9 thereof to bring the jfilnrapiiifl ure's into registry.

"After-i lie filmof the loaded reel is exposed-and 'reweund on the driven reel, the key 13 adjacent the magazine 5 is turned toclqse'the Elia-opening 12 thereof, after which the oover 2. is removed tochange the magazines. The magazine 5, now containing a. full reel of exposed negative film, is removed from the camera, the magazine 4, now oontaining an empty reel, being re-.

qma azines are loaded; in a dark r0om,"'w1t 12 ailmving thefihn to thread through the li". tliepo\\'eishaft. The film is threaded ugh the film controlling nrovision and positioned onjthe upright -,3 tolassuxne;the erally coincidently apertnred for film pas-.00

position 1p reviou'sly occupied by magazine sage, means exterior ofthe camera casing for and; a new,.ilpreviously loaded magazine adjusting the rotative section to control the placed iii-position as magazine 4. The film apertln'e area, and meansfor limiting said isiz-a'gain: threaded. through the camera. and ,gtadjlisting; movement," a films reel 'journaled ,I clann' ca l Eeratively connected thereto concentrically, 111111 1 aideuiceof the class described, a i'exteri'o'r ofthe magazine. c light-proof casing-formed vwith a filnipass LBS-Ina device of th'e class described, a "sagefaxiafly telescoping magazine members: cameracasing, a'pairo'fiopposing film magamounte'd'in' said casingand whavingregi'sten I ing'filr'n aperture's, the area ofwhichis fixed in andpcripherally apertured for film 'pasby, circumfcrentially relatively adjusting sage, a film reel journa'led within eachma'gaaidtelescoping members, rotatable means 'zine, ands. driving means. operatively'conoz-supporting the film within said telenected to one of the film reels'exte'rior of the s'cqping members, and means exterior ofthe magazine. l ,Ilight-proof casing, for.v adjusting the mags 7. 111. a device of the class described, a inememberstQ control the area of said regfilm magazinecom'pi'ising a first section and stering,Qfihrifapexituzes. c c a. second relatively "rotative-section tele- "seconds'ection concentrically telescoping rosage, a film reel jonrnaled within the magatati -rely qabont theaxisofvthe first section, zine and having a" spindle projectingc the sections sbeing peripherally coincidently throughthe rotative section, and driving apcrtured forfilmlipassagem reel supporting, means. detachably secured sto said reel spindle'secnred to the first section, a'film, spindle exterior ofthe se'ctio s as a unit. 85 reel 'journaled thereom means exteriorof the In.a;device of the class described asectionsas a unit, for drivi thereel, and film magazine comprising a fir'stsection and nieans connected tothe secon section strad-' a second relatively rotative section telescopidlingithe axis of thereel forirotating said rcallyunited, the sections being peripherally 'secondsectiomf s a I s q coincidently aperturedf for "film passage, a 9 '3 lnaw deviceof the class described, a filmreel'journaled withinthe magazine-and fi lm emagazineccomprising a firstmagazine having a spindle projecting through the. ctionand asecond relativelyrotative magas rotative section, driving means detachably; neisection telescopically united, theisec secured: to said reel. spindleexterior of the tur'ed for filnrpassage, afilm reelconcentri- I-detachably connected "to the. second section journaled in the magazine, means, ex-' fox-rotating the same. I '-Jeltiorv ofthemagazinefordriiring said reel 9. In a device of the-class described, a andrky; coupling devices connectingwithcamera. casing, aflpair of uprights, mounted the second ection to control the apertureerea therein, a film magazine comprising a nonfthemflgaZine-j I l J Y rotn'tivesection provided with projections 4. In a evicefof the class described," a meshin'gly engaging said uprightsnnd a camera casingy'a film magazine supported" relatively rotativc section telescopically helfe'ina'nd comprising-relativelyn stationunited, both sections being peripherally ary-sectionand an axially telescopingirotacoincidently apertured for filmpassage, a 5 ive section, botlio'sections-being peripherally film reel journaledji'vithin, the magazine, oincidently apertured ion film passage, means exterior thereof 'foi-flrivingthe reel, glnc'ans'exterior of the camera casing for ad and means-exterior of and projecting into ustinguthe, .rot'ative section .to eontroljthe the camera" casing to engage'and adjust the nl'cd inthemagazineand a driving element In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe Qoperativel? connected thereto, exterior of my name, as attested bythe two subscribing V the magazine. 7 1 witnesses. T ""L'fInga device .of the class described, a 1; 1 amelagcasing iafilinmagazinc supported therein and comprisingYrelativeljfa Sta: Witnesses: V tionary iscction andan axially telescoping I C. B. FOSTER,

otatii'esection', both sections'being'periph- L. A. "BECK.

"1 JOHN WELLS.

parts positioned,- as abo'ye ,in' the magazine and a drivingeleme'nt opzines relatix ely angularly supported thereg ,2.; lnad viceof the class described, 'a' film scopically united, e sections being pei-iph .f 'magazinecomprising a first. section and a orally coincidently ap'erturedior filmspas' t i e ngjp r phe a y,'coiucidently apersections as a unit, fund hand-h0ld means perturefiareag a filr'n Ireelv rotatively jourrotative section to control' 'the aperture area. 

